Ghōr Province
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| Ghōr (غور) | |
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 Minaret of Jam, Shahrak District
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| Country | Afghanistan |
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| Capital | Chaghcharan |
| - coordinates | 34°N 65°E / 34°N 65°E |
| Area | 36,479 km² (14,085 sq mi) |
| Population | 635,302 [1] |
| Density | 13.29 /km² (34 /sq mi) |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language | Dari Pashto[1] |
 Map of Afghanistan with Ghowr highlighted
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Ghōr (Pashto: غور, (Persian: غور), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan.
About 635,302 people live in Ghor Province.[1]
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Districts [change]
| District | Capital | Population[1] | Area | Notes |
| Chaghcharan | 132,442 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
| Charsada | 30,079 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District | ||
| Dawlat Yar | 33,364 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District | ||
| Du Layna | 38,654 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District and Shahrak District | ||
| Lal Wa Sarjangal | 92,800 | |||
| Pasaband | 92,356 | |||
| Saghar | 30,497 | |||
| Shahrak | 57,888 | |||
| Taywara | 82,287 | |||
| Tulak | 44,935 |
Politics [change]
Governors [change]
The current governor of Ghor is Sayyed Mohammad Eqbal Munib.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "B. Demography and Population of Ghor Province". United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/Provincial%20Profiles/Ghor%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
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Badghis Province | Faryab Province | Sar-e Pol Province | |
| Herat Province |  |
Bamyan Province | ||
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| Farah Province | Helmand Province | Daykundi Province |
